A group of concerned drivers in Lilongwe has resolved to petition Minister of Transport and Public Works Sidik Mia over what they have described as unfair treatment by both the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services and Traffic Police Officers. The grouping calling itself as Lilongwe Concerned Drivers has been holding a series of […]
The number of middlemen who used to roam the grounds of the Directorate of Road Traffic Safety Services (DRTSS) in Lilongwe has gone down because DRTSS officers are refusing to assist any one who is not the owner or a registered proxy. The Malawi Traffic System was upgraded in 2015 and according to reports it has managed […]
Department of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) says it has very low stock of printing cards used for driving licences, professional driving permits, traffic register cards as well as instructor licences due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic travel restriction. In a statement issued by DRTSS, the travel restrictions and lockdown have led to failure by […]
The first thing that Malawian traffic law enforcement officers do when they flag down a vehicle to stop at impromptu check points is to ask the driver for their licence and to check on the windscreen if vehicle and any other documents are valid. But following the directives issued by Ministry of Transport and Public […]
At a time when other governments are slashing prices of essential services as well as providing remedies like paying citizens, the Malawi government is doing the opposite as tough times await motorists with the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) adjusting upwards fees and penalties for road traffic services and offences. The road […]
Department of Road Traffic and Safety Services has fired 62 non established ICT officers amid heightened speculation that they were conniving to manipulate data to steal money from the government. The officers were on Monday told to bring back their uniforms to the directorate before they were told to leave for good. But the director […]
Malawi Parliament on Wednesday moved in swiftly seeking stiffer punishment for road traffic offenders. This was after a report was presented in the House on the increase of road traffic offences in the country. The House has suggested that the offence of threatening or use of violence against a police officer on duty should attract […]
In a serious effort to curb the rampant malpractices by commuter minibus drivers and their conductors in which they force passengers to exceed seating capacity, Road Traffic Directorate has asked owners of the vehicles to submit personal records of their drivers to the Directorate. The minibus owners have been asked to also include the registration […]
Government has postponed the implementation of new penalty fees for traffic offenders after a public uproar. The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services recently announced new traffic penalty fees which had been increased by almost 100 per cent or more from the previous ones. In a statement, the directorate says the implementation of the […]
The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) says new fines that have been introduced are not meant to punish Malawians but rather to bring sanity on the country’s roads. The directorate recently introduced fines aimed at among others stopping usage of cars which have not been registered and driving without proper documents. But the move has […]
Following continued occurrences of accidents on the roads of Malawi involving big buses, some members of the general public are asking if the Road Traffic Directorate should be advising bus companies to be liaising with the Directorate whenever they are employing new bus drivers. This follows the accident that happened in the early hours of […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works, Ralph Jooma says Malawians must be patient before the Malawi Road Traffic Management System (Maltis) which is currently down is fixed for them to get relevant documents. The current Maltis was installed by the consultant, Gerrit Fischer who owns Fischer Consulting, a couple of years ago and has not given […]
Crisis has hit the motor industry in the country as the government is unable to produce driving licences and other vehicle documents. The Road Traffic and Road Safety Services directorate has not been able to produce the mandatory motor vehicle certificate of fitness because of the break-down of Malawi Information Traffic System. Minister of Transport […]
Government has told the country’s former diplomats to return their diplomatic number plates or face the impounding of their vehicles by Malawi police. The ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says in a statement continued use of the diplomatic number plates which they were using in countries where they were serving as Malawi diplomats […]
An Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) integrity survey has revealed that corruption in exchange of services.is high at Immigration and Citizenship Services (ICS) as well as Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS). ACB director general Reyneck Matemba said the percentage of people who felt corruption was still high in the two institutions as well as […]
Driving around Cape Delgado you are blessed with moments of nice reception such that you can listen to Malawi radios without interruption when you are lucky. So, when I opened my radio on 17 April 2019, I understood a Zodiak presenter as reporting an incident in which an ambulance driver (from Area 25 Clinics) who, […]
A renowned legal expert says the State cannot prosecute an ambulance driver who cruised past a presidential convoy with two critically ill patients, saying the traffic laws gives both sick people and the President priority on the roads. The ambulance driver identified as Mustara Mtiramanja was summoned by the police at its headquarters in Lilongwe […]
Transporters in the country have hailed the Directirate of Road Traffic and Safety Services decision to construct new weighbridges as well as upgrading old ones a development they claim will help increase the lifespan of their vehicles. For a very long time, there have been disputes between DRTSS officials and truck drivers as well as […]